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HP LaserJet 3030
B&W Pages per Min.: 15
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Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200
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Max. Scanning dpi: 600
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Tray Capacity, pages: 150
• Price When Reviewed: $500
Last updated
November 10, 2005
November 10, 2005
Reviewed byLisa Cekan
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Inexpensive: $500 (11/10/2005)
- Performance:Fair: 64
- Features:Very Good: 84
- Design:Good: 73
Pricing Inexpensive: $500
Inexpensive: $500Performance Fair: 64
Fair: 64| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 11.4 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 21.06 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 52.46 |
| Text Output Quality | Good |
| Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.4 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 15.24 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 73.94 |
| Color Photo (secs) | 16.85 |
| Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 17.67 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Poor |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| Scan Tests (in seconds) | |
|---|---|
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 31.56 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 32.24 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 31.79 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 32.24 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 18.45 |
| Copy Tests | |
|---|---|
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 12.03 |
| Copy Output Quality | Good |
Features Very Good: 84
Very Good: 84| Memory (in MB) | |
|---|---|
| RAM Installed | 32 |
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 32 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.6 by 15.8 by 14.9 |
| Weight (pounds) | 26.4 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
|---|---|
| B&W Pages per Min. | 15 |
| Resolutions | |
|---|---|
| Max. B&W dpi | 1200-by-1200 |
| Language & Emulation | |
|---|---|
| Printer Emulation Type | PCL |
| PCL Emulation | PCL 6 |
| Interfaces | |
|---|---|
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | No |
| PictBridge | No |
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Macintosh | Yes |
| Windows 98 | Yes |
| Windows NT | Yes |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 300 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 14 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
|---|---|
| Scan Area (inches) | 8.5-by-14 |
| Max. Scanning dpi | 600 |
| Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) | 9600-by-9600 |
| Scanning Image Sensor Type | CCD |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth | 24-bit |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 600-by-600 |
| Fax Memory (pages) | 110 |
| Paper Handling | |
|---|---|
| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 1 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 1 |
| Tray Capacity, pages | 150 |
| Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays | 150 |
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Paper Size | Legal |
| Output Tray Capacity | 125 |
| Auto Duplexer | None |
| Warranty & Support | |
|---|---|
| Labor Warranty (years) | One |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One |
| Weekday Support Hours | 24 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 24 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 24 |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes |
| Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages) | |
|---|---|
| Monthly Duty Cycle | 7000 |
| Reliability & Service | |
|---|---|
| Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category | More bad news for HP: below-average grades for out-of-box problems and significant problems with its printers. Readers arent thrilled with HPs phone support either. |
| Reliability of brand's products in this category | |
|---|---|
| Reports of products arriving with problems | Worse than Average |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Worse than Average |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Average |
| Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use | Average |
| Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category | Average |
| Service & Support Quality | |
|---|---|
| Time spent holding for phone support | Average |
| Overall quality of vendor's phone support | Worse than Average |
| Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service | Average |
| Overall quality of service | Average |
Design Good: 73
Good: 73
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